tonight's post from a guest host.....

Hey there... here.  At Dave's request, I am guest posting tonight....kinda cool.  Never been a guest host before.

When last we left our intrepid hero...we were on the outskirts of Portland in the lovely little town of Oregon City. 

Once we determine a final destination, our modus operandi has been to find a little bar or pie shop and fire up the laptop.  Most times we make friends with a couple locals.  (okay...DAVE makes friends with a dozen locals.) It only takes a few minutes to learn a bit about the town and find an appropriate place to stay. 
We found a great place right across the street from the river.  It had a small balcony with a couple of chairs, where we could enjoy the view.

 
After unloading the bike and showering off the road grime. we enjoyed a bite to eat in the bar while listening to a group of locals karaoke-ing.  Between the two of us we had taken about 400 photos in the past two days, and enjoyed reviewing our travels.  The Columbia Gorge is simply beautiful.






The next morning we attended domestic chores...washing the clothes and washing the motorcycle. I'll leave it to you to figure out who did what. 



We met up with Unc Chunk (my dear uncle, Chuck) and hung out for a few hours.  After living in the Portland area for about 20 years, he and his family are preparing to move back east.  He is the patriarch of my family and I am blessed to see him several times each year. 

Sunday afternoon we had been invited to a BBQ at our friends' Jeff and Lisa's.  Jeff's Mom was there as well as our other friends Starr and her kidlet. 

 
They were incredibly gracious and cooked a magnificent meal.  We didn't know  until the middle of dinner....but it was Lisa's birthday. 
 
Their boys, Anthony and Matthew have already signed up to go on The Teamster's next Tour.



Back at the hotel we walked along the river onto the little marina.


This morning, after breakfast we headed toward McMinnville Oregon to the   Evergreen Aviation Museum, and home of the Spruce Goose.  

 









We only toured the Aviation portion...and would love to go back to tour the Air and Space side...and see their IMAX showings. 
 
 The roads through Oregon are really beautiful.  There are a variety of fields and farms and ranches.  The landscape changes every fifty or so miles.
 






Those cows are not happy cows.

Happy Cows are from California.



Tonight we are in Roseburg, Oregon. 
The Five-O tour has rolled just about 3,300 miles.